Toothbrush rack



Dec. 1 1925- 1,564,119 J. H. BALMER TOOTHBRUSH RACK Filed Nov. 11. 1924WITNESSES 5am ATTORNEYS INVENTOR Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN HENRY BALMER, 0F MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY,AS$IGNOR T0 J.H. BALMER (30.,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 033 NEW JERSEY.

TOOTHBRUSH BACK.

Application filed November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BALMER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Maplewood, in the county of Essex and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Toothbrush Rack, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to bath room fixtures and has particularreference to an improvement in tooth brush racks.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide atooth brush rack which will properly support a maximum number of toothbrushes in a minimum of space in order to eliminate excessive projectionof the rack from the wall and excessive width of the same.

Another object in view is to provide a supporting rack for tooth brusheswhich automatically disposes the bristles of the brushes in a properposition whereby they will be maintained out of contact with each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack which isextremely simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture andwhich is highly efficient in its purpose.

With the above recited and other objects in view, the invention residesin the novel construction set forth in the following specification,particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved toembodiments other than those actually illustrated here in, to the fullextent indicated by the gen eral meaning of the terms in which theclaims are expressed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a tooth brush rackconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front View of the same.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on the lineindicated at 4-4 in Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference the rack comprisesa base 10 which is secured in any suitable manner to the wall of a bathroom and which base supports therefrom a horizontal shelf 11 Connectedthereto by a neck portion 12 11, 1924. Serial No. 749,259.

which is formed on its upper side with a groove or convexity 13 for theaccommodationv of a tube of tooth paste. The shelf 11 is provided with aplurality of rows of diagonally disposed openings 14. The openings 14 ofone row are disposed at substantially a right angle to the openings ofthe next adjacent row so that the brush handles will be similarlydisposed diagonally. The shelf is formed adjacent each opening with adepression 15 in its upper face which projects from the major length ofthe opening and communicates therewith. The depressions 15 of one rowproject in the opposite direction from the depressions of the adjacentrow and said depressions function to receive and dispose the bristles ofthe sevoral brushes in a position whereby the same are prevented fromcontact with each other. Under this arrangement it is therefore possibleto support a maximum number of brushes in proper relation to each otherin a rack of minimum size.

I claim:

1. A tooth brush supportin rack comprising a shelf having a plurality ofelongated openings for receiving the handles of tooth brushes, the majoraxis of an opening of a pair of adjacent openings being disposed at aright angle to the major axis of the other opening of the pair, theright angular disposition of the openings providing for retaining thebristles of the brush held by one opening in parallel relation with themajor axis of the other openin the arrangement of the openings beingsuch that not only space is conserved but the bristles of the brushesare maintained out of contact with the bristles of adjacent brushes.

2. A tooth brush supporting rack comprising a shelf having a pluralityof elongated openings for receiving the handles of tooth brushes, themajor axis of an opening of a pair of adjacent openings being disposedat a right angle to the major axis of the other opening of the pair, theright angular disposition of the openings providing for retaining thebristles of the brush held by one opening in parallel relation with themajor axis of the other opening, said shelf being provided with meansadjacent each opening for receiving the lower end of the bristles foraiding 1n retaining the bristles of the brush in parallel relation withan adjacent opening, the arrangement of the openings being such that notonly space is conserved but the bristles of the brushes are maintainedout oi contact with the bristles of adjacent brushes.

3. A tooth brush supporting rack coinprising a shelf having a pluralityof elongated openings for receiving the handles of tooth brushes, themajor axisof an opening of a pair of adjacent openings being disposed-ata right angle to the major axis of the other opening of the pair, theright angular disposition of the openings pro- Viding for retaining the,bristles of the brush held by one opening in parallel relation with themajor axis of the other opening, said shelf being provided withdepressions located at a right angle to the-major axis of an opening toreceive-the lower bristles of the brush and for aiding in locating thebrush in proper position in the slots, the

arrangement ofthe openings being such that not only space is conservedbut the bristles of the brushes are maintained out of contact with thebris l s 5 adj een b us es.

JOHN HENR BA MER-

